Henry Peter Gyrich
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Henry Peter Gyrich is a fictional character
that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics
. The character first appeared in Avengers
Vol. 1 #165 (November 1977) and was created by Jim Shooter
and George Pérez
.
by the National Security Agency
later by the National Security Council
. With his status, Gyrich is one of only two people (the second being the President of the United States
) who could affect the Avengers in many difficult ways. During his tenure with the Avengers, Gyrich revokes their priority status after taking issue with the team. The Avengers have to accept Gyrich’s “suggestions” or have their Quinjets and other sensitive equipment taken away. He limits the Avengers’ active membership to seven members, forces the Falcon
to join against his will to fill a quota and installs various security measures for the team.
Gyrich oversees the Avengers’ activities for the next several months without incident, until he forbids them to go on a mission to help Quicksilver
. The next incident involves a security leak. Gyrich takes part in a Senate
investigation involving the Avengers which claims they are threats to national security
. When the investigation ends, the Senate committee gives the Avengers new guidelines to follow; they also name Raymond Sikorski as his successor.
Writer Peter David
has indicated that Shooter based Gyrich on himself. David attempted to humanize him by giving him some backstory in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #456 (August 1997), which touched upon Gyrich’s family life. After Betty Banner criticizes Gyrich for appearing callous and unfeeling when she mentions the pain of her father dying in her arms, Gyrich cuts her off, saying, “My father died of Alzheimer’s, lady. I took a year’s leave to care for him so he wouldn’t be watched over by strangers that my crummy salary couldn’t even afford. I cleaned up after him, tended to him, and his last words as I cradled his dying body were, ‘Who in heck are you?’” As a result, it is revealed in Avengers: The Initiative
that Gyrich’s greatest fear is contracting the same disease that killed his father. After a confrontation with Iron Man
, Gyrich is apparently fired from his government position, as he later makes a statement claiming at a press conference that he had decided to "retire".
Prior to his involvement with the Avengers, Gyrich was NSA Liaison to Canada
's Department H. While there, he met and had repeated issues with their chief agent, Wolverine
.
activities in the United States; there he is part of the team that forces Captain America
to resign. Gyrich also takes part in Project Wideawake
as a special consultant. This project is a covert government commission designed to deal with the problems concerning mutants
in the United States
. The project is instrumental in creating a team of mutants to counter the threat of foreign mutants. This team is called Freedom Force
.
Gyrich is later involved in war efforts against the alien Dire Wraith
s. This time, he works alongside Forge
, a mutant who works as a weapons maker for the U.S. government and S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gyrich takes Forge's specially designed superhuman power-neutralizing gun to capture the mutant Rogue
because she had broken into a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility. In an encounter with Rogue, Storm, and government forces, Gyrich accidentally shoots Storm. This specialized weapon strips Storm of her powers and abilities as a mutant, although she regains them some time later. Gyrich continues attempting to use Forge’s own version of the Spaceknight Rom
’s Neutralizer, planning to use an orbital version to wipe out all superpowers on Earth. Rom and Forge stop him, however, and he can only watch, tied up, as Rom banishes the home world of the Dire Wraith
, Wraithworld, instead of destroying all the heroes and villains. Gyrich is also involved in hunting the Hulk
after the events of Onslaught
.
’s Operation: Zero Tolerance
. He is a faithful believer in the operation until he himself becomes a target of Prime Sentinels. After being rescued by Spider-Man
, Marrow
, and Callisto
, Gyrich demands the operation be shut down.
as the head of the Commission on Superhuman Activities. While there, Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker
secretly places Gyrich under the control of nanites
. Gyrich uses Commission resources and remolds the vigilante Nomad into the assassin Scourge
and attempts to live out his “fantasy” of killing all the world’s superhumans, before being stopped by the Thunderbolts
.
and is made the liaison for Black Panther
as well as the Avengers’ new liaison (this time, by Captain America
’s suggestion) to the United Nations
. During this time, he redeems himself in the eyes of the team when he refuses to deliver information on the Avengers to the Secretary of Defense, Dell Rusk (secretly the Red Skull
). He never breaks, even under severe torture, which impresses the others. Gyrich is a faithful liaison officer to the Avengers. Gyrich’s job comes to an end after the United Nations ends their relationship with the Avengers.
. It is under his orders that the Gauntlet
is drafted as the camp’s Drill Instructor
. This comes after Gauntlet saves him from a HYDRA attack in Iraq. Gyrich gives orders to cover up the death of MVP
. He makes arrangements to provide a special tutor to Trauma
through his old friend Hank McCoy
. The tutor is revealed to be depowered mutant Dani Moonstar. They do not get along well and Gyrich fires her for training Trauma to use his powers to help people with debilitating phobias instead of using them as a weapon. After the KIA debacle, Gyrich was removed from the Initiative program completely by Iron Man after a heated argument between the two in which Gyrich throws out the line "I don't have Captain America's blood on MY hands!" during the inquiry into why the KIA disaster happened in the first place. At a press conference at the end of the issue, Gyrich claims he is retiring, and walks off.
. He joins the Sentient World Observation and Response Department, under Norman Osborn's orders and becomes the co-leader alongside Abigail Brand
.
In the first volume, Henry Gyrich manages to kidnap several notable aliens including Noh-Varr
, Adam X, Jazinda
, Karolina Dean
, and Hepzibah
, all in his desire to send aliens home. He also arrests both Brand and Lockheed. Gyrich survives an alien takeover of the installation simply by being too dosed on intruder-neutralization gas to be much of a threat. Brand, with the assistance of several super-powered beings, takes back her job and blackmails Gyrich into leaving S.W.O.R.D. alone.
” alternate timeline storyline, Gyrich is an anti-mutant suicide bomber who threatens to destroy Heaven, Angel
’s club. He is defeated by the Bedlam Brothers.
comic, Gyrich is the government’s liaison to the Avengers. In issue #26, he calls for the aid of the Six to search for Dracula after forces break the vampire out of the prison the Vault
. In this continuity, he again has a serious problem with Captain America
.
comic, Gyrich works for the CIA. He is trying to establish a check and balance system for Nick Fury
’s super police force. He visually looks the same, except for blond hair.
In his first appearance, it seems as though Gyrich hired Richard Parker
, Peter Parker
’s father, after he survives an assassination attempt by Bolivar Trask
, to continue and develop the Venom project in order to have the firepower to oppose Nick Fury and his super soldiers. However, it is revealed that the Richard Parker who seems to have revealed himself to be still alive was, in fact, a clone of Peter Parker whose aging was accelerated and his memories implanted. It is unknown how much of the experience he had dealing with Gyrich was something he actually experienced or was made to believe he remembered. Gyrich, however, is indeed a real person, and makes his first real appearance at the end of the Clone Saga arc. During a battle between the Ultimate Doctor Octopus
and Spider-Man, Nick Fury distracts Gyrich by asking him confusing questions and confronting him about the supposedly illegal Super-Soldier program that had been going on behind Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s back.
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that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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. The character first appeared in Avengers
Avengers (comics)
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Vol. 1 #165 (November 1977) and was created by Jim Shooter
Jim Shooter
James Shooter is an American writer, occasional fill-in artist, editor, and publisher for various comic books. Although he started professionally in the medium at the extraordinarily young age of 14, he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comics' ninth...
and George Pérez
George Pérez
George Pérez is a Puerto Rican-American writer and illustrator of comic books, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.-Biography:...
.
Fictional character biography
When Henry Peter Gyrich first appears, he is the first person to be given the title of U.S. Government Liaison to the AvengersAvengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
by the National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
later by the National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
. With his status, Gyrich is one of only two people (the second being the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
) who could affect the Avengers in many difficult ways. During his tenure with the Avengers, Gyrich revokes their priority status after taking issue with the team. The Avengers have to accept Gyrich’s “suggestions” or have their Quinjets and other sensitive equipment taken away. He limits the Avengers’ active membership to seven members, forces the Falcon
Falcon (comics)
The Falcon is a fictional comic book superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, and introduced in Captain America #117 , the character is mainstream comics' first African-American superhero...
to join against his will to fill a quota and installs various security measures for the team.
Gyrich oversees the Avengers’ activities for the next several months without incident, until he forbids them to go on a mission to help Quicksilver
Quicksilver (comics)
Quicksilver is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
. The next incident involves a security leak. Gyrich takes part in a Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
investigation involving the Avengers which claims they are threats to national security
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
. When the investigation ends, the Senate committee gives the Avengers new guidelines to follow; they also name Raymond Sikorski as his successor.
Writer Peter David
Peter David
Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games...
has indicated that Shooter based Gyrich on himself. David attempted to humanize him by giving him some backstory in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #456 (August 1997), which touched upon Gyrich’s family life. After Betty Banner criticizes Gyrich for appearing callous and unfeeling when she mentions the pain of her father dying in her arms, Gyrich cuts her off, saying, “My father died of Alzheimer’s, lady. I took a year’s leave to care for him so he wouldn’t be watched over by strangers that my crummy salary couldn’t even afford. I cleaned up after him, tended to him, and his last words as I cradled his dying body were, ‘Who in heck are you?’” As a result, it is revealed in Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage with artwork initially by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao, the series dealt with the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series...
that Gyrich’s greatest fear is contracting the same disease that killed his father. After a confrontation with Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
, Gyrich is apparently fired from his government position, as he later makes a statement claiming at a press conference that he had decided to "retire".
Prior to his involvement with the Avengers, Gyrich was NSA Liaison to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Department H. While there, he met and had repeated issues with their chief agent, Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
.
Commission on Superhuman Activities
Gyrich becomes a member of the Commission on Superhuman Activities, the oversight body on superhumanPosthuman
Posthuman may refer to:*Posthuman, a hypothetical future being whose basic capacities so radically exceed those of present humans as to be no longer human by our current standards...
activities in the United States; there he is part of the team that forces Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
to resign. Gyrich also takes part in Project Wideawake
Project Wideawake
Project: Wideawake is a fictional United States government program in the Marvel Comics universe. Its purpose is detecting and capturing mutants employing the robots known as Sentinels.-History:...
as a special consultant. This project is a covert government commission designed to deal with the problems concerning mutants
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The project is instrumental in creating a team of mutants to counter the threat of foreign mutants. This team is called Freedom Force
Freedom Force (comics)
Freedom Force is the name of two teams within Marvel Comics' universe.The original was a supervillain team, though they occasionally acted in a heroic capacity as well. It was a government-sponsored team originally composed mainly of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants...
.
Gyrich is later involved in war efforts against the alien Dire Wraith
Dire Wraith
The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial species published by Marvel Comics. The Dire Wraiths first appeared in Rom #1 , and were created by Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom. The Dire Wraiths are the main opponents of Rom the Spaceknight....
s. This time, he works alongside Forge
Forge (comics)
Forge is a fictional character in the , a superhero associated with The X-Men.A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, Forge has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. He shared a romantic relationship with Storm, and a brief affair with Mystique which led him to...
, a mutant who works as a weapons maker for the U.S. government and S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
Gyrich takes Forge's specially designed superhuman power-neutralizing gun to capture the mutant Rogue
Rogue (comics)
Rogue was first slated to appear in Ms. Marvel #25 , but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade, before seeing print in Marvel Super Heroes #11 in 1992. Rogue's first published appearance was in Avengers Annual #10...
because she had broken into a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility. In an encounter with Rogue, Storm, and government forces, Gyrich accidentally shoots Storm. This specialized weapon strips Storm of her powers and abilities as a mutant, although she regains them some time later. Gyrich continues attempting to use Forge’s own version of the Spaceknight Rom
Rom the Spaceknight
Rom is a fictional character, a cosmic superhero in the . He first appears in Rom, Spaceknight #1 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema.-Toy:...
’s Neutralizer, planning to use an orbital version to wipe out all superpowers on Earth. Rom and Forge stop him, however, and he can only watch, tied up, as Rom banishes the home world of the Dire Wraith
Dire Wraith
The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial species published by Marvel Comics. The Dire Wraiths first appeared in Rom #1 , and were created by Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom. The Dire Wraiths are the main opponents of Rom the Spaceknight....
, Wraithworld, instead of destroying all the heroes and villains. Gyrich is also involved in hunting the Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
after the events of Onslaught
Onslaught (comics)
Onslaught is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Man #15 , and was co-created by writers Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and artist Andy Kubert....
.
Operation: Zero Tolerance
Gyrich is a key player in BastionBastion (comics)
Bastion is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. The character was created by Scott Lobdell and Pascual Ferry and first made a cameo appearance in X-Men #52 . His first full appearance was Uncanny X-Men #333...
’s Operation: Zero Tolerance
Operation: Zero Tolerance
"Operation: Zero Tolerance" was a crossover storyline that ran through Marvel Comics' X-Men related titles during 1997. The story followed from the "Onslaught Saga" and focused on individuals, including Bastion and Henry Peter Gyrich, within the United States government and their attempts to use...
. He is a faithful believer in the operation until he himself becomes a target of Prime Sentinels. After being rescued by Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
, Marrow
Marrow (comics)
Marrow , is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. She is a mutant whose bones grow out of her skin and can be removed from her body, providing her with potential knives and clubs as well as body armor....
, and Callisto
Callisto (comics)
Callisto is a Marvel Comics fictional character, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Paul Smith, she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #169 ....
, Gyrich demands the operation be shut down.
Destroy Earth’s superhumans
He is promoted to succeed Valerie CooperValerie Cooper
Valerie "Val" Cooper is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe who currently works for the Office of National Emergency. She is most notable for her work as the liaison for mutant affairs in the United States government.-Publication history:...
as the head of the Commission on Superhuman Activities. While there, Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker
Baron Strucker
Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5...
secretly places Gyrich under the control of nanites
Nanorobotics
Nanorobotics is the emerging technology field of creating machines or robots whose components are at or close to the scale of a nanometer . More specifically, nanorobotics refers to the nanotechnology engineering discipline of designing and building nanorobots, with devices ranging in size from...
. Gyrich uses Commission resources and remolds the vigilante Nomad into the assassin Scourge
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe....
and attempts to live out his “fantasy” of killing all the world’s superhumans, before being stopped by the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
.
Return to the Avengers
Following that incident, he is reassigned to the U.S. State DepartmentUnited States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
and is made the liaison for Black Panther
Black Panther (comics)
The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52...
as well as the Avengers’ new liaison (this time, by Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
’s suggestion) to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. During this time, he redeems himself in the eyes of the team when he refuses to deliver information on the Avengers to the Secretary of Defense, Dell Rusk (secretly the Red Skull
Red Skull
The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional characters, all supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. All incarnations of the character are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general....
). He never breaks, even under severe torture, which impresses the others. Gyrich is a faithful liaison officer to the Avengers. Gyrich’s job comes to an end after the United Nations ends their relationship with the Avengers.
The Initiative
Gyrich is the Secretary of the Superhuman Armed Forces. His base of operations is Camp Hammond, the superhuman training facility in Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
. It is under his orders that the Gauntlet
Gauntlet (comics)
The Gauntlet , is a comic book superhero in the . Created by Dan Slott, he first appeared in She-Hulk #100.-Publication history:...
is drafted as the camp’s Drill Instructor
Drill instructor
A drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer or Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in the armed forces or police forces with specific duties that vary by country. In the U.S. armed forces, they are assigned the duty of indoctrinating new recruits entering the military into the customs and...
. This comes after Gauntlet saves him from a HYDRA attack in Iraq. Gyrich gives orders to cover up the death of MVP
Michael Van Patrick
Michael "Mike" Ian Van Patrick is a fictional comic book character created by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. Although the character himself is deceased, and in fact died in the issue he first appeared in, the character is said to have been cloned after his death, with his clones continuing to play...
. He makes arrangements to provide a special tutor to Trauma
Trauma (comics)
Trauma is a fictional comic book character. He is a teenage superhero in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe...
through his old friend Hank McCoy
Beast (comics)
Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...
. The tutor is revealed to be depowered mutant Dani Moonstar. They do not get along well and Gyrich fires her for training Trauma to use his powers to help people with debilitating phobias instead of using them as a weapon. After the KIA debacle, Gyrich was removed from the Initiative program completely by Iron Man after a heated argument between the two in which Gyrich throws out the line "I don't have Captain America's blood on MY hands!" during the inquiry into why the KIA disaster happened in the first place. At a press conference at the end of the issue, Gyrich claims he is retiring, and walks off.
S.W.O.R.D.
Henry Gyrich becomes the main antagonist for Kieron Gillen and Steven Sander's new ongoing series, S.W.O.R.DS.W.O.R.D. (comics)
S.W.O.R.D. is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the . Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security.-Publication history:...
. He joins the Sentient World Observation and Response Department, under Norman Osborn's orders and becomes the co-leader alongside Abigail Brand
Abigail Brand
Special Agent Abigail Brand is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' universe. Her first appearance was a cameo in Astonishing X-Men #3 , and she was introduced fully in Astonishing X-Men #6 . She was created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday.-Origin:Abigail Brand is the commanding officer of...
.
In the first volume, Henry Gyrich manages to kidnap several notable aliens including Noh-Varr
Noh-Varr
Noh-Varr is a fictional character created by Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones and appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Marvel Boy #1 . He appeared in the Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways and the New Avengers: Illuminati limited series...
, Adam X, Jazinda
Jazinda
Jazinda is a Marvel Comics supporting character. She is the estranged daughter of Kl'rt the Super-Skrull. Exiled from the Skrull empire under threat of death as a traitor, she currently resides and works on Earth as part of a freelance bounty hunting team with She-Hulk.-Fictional character...
, Karolina Dean
Karolina Dean
Karolina Dean , also briefly known as Lucy in the Sky, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics award-winning series, Runaways. She was created by author Brian K. Vaughan & artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in Runaways #1 with most of the other main characters...
, and Hepzibah
Hepzibah (comics)
Hepzibah is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She is a member of the intergalactic enforcers known as the Starjammers and currently a member of the Uncanny X-Men. She first appeared in X-Men #107 and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.-Origin:Hepzibah was born on...
, all in his desire to send aliens home. He also arrests both Brand and Lockheed. Gyrich survives an alien takeover of the installation simply by being too dosed on intruder-neutralization gas to be much of a threat. Brand, with the assistance of several super-powered beings, takes back her job and blackmails Gyrich into leaving S.W.O.R.D. alone.
Age of Apocalypse
In the “Age of ApocalypseAge of Apocalypse
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 - 1996 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The Age of Apocalypse briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616, although it was later retconned as having occurred in the alternate universe of Earth-295, it had...
” alternate timeline storyline, Gyrich is an anti-mutant suicide bomber who threatens to destroy Heaven, Angel
Angel (Marvel Comics)
Angel refers to two characters in the Marvel Universe:* Golden Age of Comics: Angel and his brother Simon* Silver Age of Comics: Warren Worthington III...
’s club. He is defeated by the Bedlam Brothers.
Mutant X
In the Mutant XMutant X (comics)
Mutant X was a comic book published by Marvel Comics featuring Havok, a mutant and former member of the X-Men, who was transported into a parallel dimension. It was written by Howard Mackie....
comic, Gyrich is the government’s liaison to the Avengers. In issue #26, he calls for the aid of the Six to search for Dracula after forces break the vampire out of the prison the Vault
Vault (comics)
The Vault is the widely used nickname of a fictional defunct prison facility for technological-based superhuman criminals in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The prison's full official name is the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals.It first...
. In this continuity, he again has a serious problem with Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
.
Ultimate Marvel
In the Ultimate Spider-ManUltimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
comic, Gyrich works for the CIA. He is trying to establish a check and balance system for Nick Fury
Ultimate Nick Fury
General Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. A reinterpretation of the character Nick Fury, one of the most notable differences between the two is that the mainstream Nick Fury is an Italian American colonel with graying brown hair, while this Nick Fury...
’s super police force. He visually looks the same, except for blond hair.
In his first appearance, it seems as though Gyrich hired Richard Parker
Richard and Mary Parker
Richard and Mary Parker are fictional characters of Marvel Comics. They were the parents of Peter Parker, the boy who one day would become Spider-Man. They will appear in the 2012 reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise...
, Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
’s father, after he survives an assassination attempt by Bolivar Trask
Bolivar Trask
Bolivar Trask is a fictional character and a military scientist in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #14 . He is the creator of the Sentinels.-Fictional character biography:...
, to continue and develop the Venom project in order to have the firepower to oppose Nick Fury and his super soldiers. However, it is revealed that the Richard Parker who seems to have revealed himself to be still alive was, in fact, a clone of Peter Parker whose aging was accelerated and his memories implanted. It is unknown how much of the experience he had dealing with Gyrich was something he actually experienced or was made to believe he remembered. Gyrich, however, is indeed a real person, and makes his first real appearance at the end of the Clone Saga arc. During a battle between the Ultimate Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics since 1963. A highly intelligent mad scientist, Doctor Octopus is one of Spider-Man's greatest foes...
and Spider-Man, Nick Fury distracts Gyrich by asking him confusing questions and confronting him about the supposedly illegal Super-Soldier program that had been going on behind Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s back.
Television
- Henry Peter Gyrich appears in X-MenX-Men (TV series)X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
voiced by Barry FlatmanBarry FlatmanBarry Flatman is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in many film and television roles such as Rideau Hall in which he plays a fictional Prime Minister of Canada. His other works include My Name is Tanino, The Company, Saw 3, Just Friends, H2O, and most recently in the 2008 A&E's miniseries The...
. He is against mutants and even was part of a Genoshan Slave Camp as seen on "Slave Island." In "Graduation Day," Henry Peter Gyrich speaks at an Anti-Mutant Summit detailing about the various mutant attacks. Professor X appears trying to convince Henry that not all mutants are evil. Henry retaliates by attacking Professor X with a sonic gun which ends up putting Professor X close to death. As the X-Men present rush to Professor X's aid, Henry Peter Gyrich is dragged away by the security guards. - Henry Peter Gyrich appears in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode “Imperious Rex” voiced by Don Brown.
Film
- Henry Peter Gyrich appears in X-MenX-Men (film)X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Bruce Davison, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn, Ray Park and Tyler Mane...
portrayed by Matthew Sharp. Henry appears as an assistant to Senator KellyRobert Kelly (comics)Robert Edward Kelly is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He most often appears in Marvel's X-Men and X-Men-related comic books. He is a prominent United States Senator who began his career on an anti-mutant platform, and as the X-Men team is made up entirely of mutants, his role...
. He is impersonated by MystiqueMystique (comics)Mystique is a fictional character associated with the Marvel Comics' franchise X-Men. Originally created by artist David Cockrum and writer Chris Claremont, she first appeared in Ms...
and the real Gyrich was implied to have been killed by SabretoothSabretooth (comics)Sabretooth is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. The character first appeared in Iron Fist #14...
when a news report mentions that they found Henry's dead body apparently "mauled by a bear."
External links
- Henry Peter Gyrich at Marvel.com